State Treasurer Phil Angelides, D announced a proposal this week to create a hefty endowment for state higher education, but it remains unclear what impact, if any, it will have on the University of California. Angelides called for the creation of a $5 billion endowment, called the California Hope Endowment, to fund scholarships, financial aid, […]
Author Archives: Richard Clough
Prop. 66 amends Three Strikes
The debate surrounding the Three Strikes law will be put to the vote when California decides on a proposition that could release thousands of prisoners who many believe were unfairly sentenced. One of the more publicized propositions on the Nov. 2 ballot, Proposition 66 ““ which would amend the three strikes law ““ holds a […]
Democratic event rocks for the vote
The parking lot of a one-time train station became the scene of an event Friday night that was half upscale political affair, half rock concert. The soiree teamed major league Democratic leaders such as New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and former presidential candidate Howard Dean with Southern Californian rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers in […]
Dean working to reclaim Senate for Democrats
Howard Dean is not dwelling on the past. The former Vermont governor may have lost the Democratic presidential nomination, but his priority has since shifted to the broader goal of reclaiming the presidency and Senate control for the Democratic Party. Dean, along with other Democratic heavyweights, like New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and Illinois Senate […]
Moore heats up crowd at UCLA
Under an increasingly warm midday sun, thousands of UCLA students gathered Tuesday to hear Michael Moore’s impassioned call to oust President Bush in the Nov. 2 election. Sporting his trademark baseball cap, Moore took to the stage and pulled out his partisan politics as he lashed out at Bush and his handling of the war […]
Vice presidential debate will have little impact, experts say
Two politicians vying to become the second-most-important man in the country for the next four years debated Tuesday night to an expected audience in the tens of millions. But despite the fevered pitch of political passion among potential voters in the waning days of the 2004 campaign season, the vice presidential debate may have relatively […]
The force behind the films
In the mid-1960s, the man who would make “Star Wars” entered the University of Southern California a humble anthropology student with a love of photography. Today, he is a rock star. George Lucas stands among Hollywood’s elite. His multi-billion dollar worth punctuates his profound influence on the movie industry over the past 30 years. In […]